#3B82F6 Azure Blue

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #3B82F6?

HEX

#3B82F6

RGB

rgb(59, 130, 246)

HSL

hsl(217, 91%, 60%)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3% 0.188 260)

CMYK

76, 47, 0, 4

#3B82F6 has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 against white and 5.71:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Tints and shades of #3B82F6

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

1. #F0F6FF
2. #BED7FF
3. #8BB8FF
4. #5696FF
5. #3B82F6
6. #0B57C8
7. #003E99
8. #002767
9. #00123A

Colors that go with #3B82F6

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

• AnalogousNeighboring hues. Calm and cohesive, with little tension.
• ComplementaryOpposite hues. Maximum contrast — strong for accents.
• SplitA hue plus the two neighbors of its opposite. Contrast without the clash.
• TriadicThree evenly spaced hues. Vivid and balanced.
• TetradicFour hues in two complementary pairs. Rich, and easy to overuse.
• MonoOne hue across a range of lightness. Always harmonious.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

No green cones — the most common form. Azure Blue, #3B82F6 and Medium Slate Blue, #7462F8; Dark Turquoise, #14D9F4 and Heliotrope, #CF89FA become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #3B82F6

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.